Spicy Chana Pulao Recipe

Chana Pulao is a tasty and spicy Punjabi rice preparation with Chana cooked in masala. This dish will surely boost your taste buds.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup Chick Peas(boiled)
3 cups Rice, washed and soaked(10 min atleast)
1 1/2 tsp Salt
2 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp whole Garam masala
1 medium onion peeled and chopped  1/2 cup Apna Cooking oil

Instructions

1) Heat Apna oil in sauce pan and add onions.
2) Saute until golden brown.
3) Add garam masala, cumin seedsClick to find more about cumin seeds, chick peas and fry for few seconds.
4) Now add 6 cups of water and let it boil.
5) Add saltClick to find more about salt and soaked rice.
6) Let it cook for about 15-20 minutes or until water disappers.
7) Cover the pot and reduce the heat to very low, and cook for 10 min or until rice are cooked.   

Deep Frying Chicken Cutlets

Healthy living starts with healthy eating, so replace your unhealthy diet with simply cooked healthy food that tastes great. Try out this recipe of Chicken Cutlets. Enjoy!

Ingredients

Chicken mince 1/2 kg
Barley 1/2 tbsp wash, soak and grind
Oats 1 cup
Onions 2 medium, ground
Ginger 1 tbsp, chopped fine
Garlic paste 1 tbsp
Garam masala 1 tsp
Black pepper 1/2 tbsp, crushed
Green chillies 1 tbsp, ground
Sesame seeds 2 tbsp, roasted
Eggs 2
Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Gram flour (besan) pinch
Mithoo Oil for deep frying

Cooking Directions

1) Add all the ingredients except oil to mince, mix thoroughly and leave for ½ hour.

2) Make small oval cutlets, heat oil and fry them, remove when golden brown and drain on absorbent paper.
3) Immediately sprinkle the cutlets with a pinch of gram flour.
4) Serve with naan and tomato sauce.

Chicken Sticks Recipe

In the Holy Month of Ramadan we all need a variety of food. Check out this easy and super tasty chicken sticks recipes. Perfect to serve with ketchup.

Ingredients

Chicken cubes 200 gm
Kachri powder 1 tsp
Chana powder 1 tbsp (roasted)
Garlic paste 1 tsp
Black pepper 1 tsp
Red chili powder 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Yogurt 2 tbsp
Onion cubes
Capsicum cubes
Tomato cubes
Eggs 2-3
Bread crumbs
Apna Oil for frying

Cooking Directions

1) In a large bowl add all ingredients except egg and breadcrumbs and refrigerate for ½ hour.
2) Thread into skewers 1 chicken, tomato, capsicum, onion then again chicken and all vegetables.
3) Prepare all sticks and coat into bread crumbs dip into beaten eggs and deep fry into wok.
3) Fry till golden brown.

Potato Pakoras With Yogurt Sauce

Potato pakora recipe is perfect for an Pakistani inspired and vegetarian food: don't forget to dip the spicy potato pakora fritters in a creamy yogurt sauce!

INGREDIENTS

For the Pakoras

Potato (450 g, peeled and cut into chunks)
Chickpea flour (75 g )
Cornmeal (50 g)
Fennel seeds (5 ml)
Green chili (3 each, finely chopped)
Coriander (30 ml chopped leaves)
Onion (1, finely chopped)
Latif oil (As needed, for frying)

For the Yoghurt Sauce

Yogurt (250 ml)
Sugar (5 ml)
Salt (1 pinch)
Coriander (15 ml chopped leaves)
Mint (15 ml chopped leaves)


PREPARATION

To prepare potato pakora recipe start cooking the potatoes in salted boiling water for 30 minutes or until soft and then mash.

1) Mix the chickpea flour, cornmeal and the fennel seeds in a bowl.

2) Stir in the chilies, coriander and onion.

3) Then add the potatoes and as much water as necessary to form a thick, kneadable dough.

4) Heat the oil in a deep frying pan until bubbles appear on a wooden spoon held in the fat.

5) Drop tsp-sized portions of the dough into the oil and fry until golden yellow.

6) Drain on kitchen paper.

7) For the yogurt sauce: mix all the ingredients together and season to taste.

8) Serve the potato pakoras with yogurt sauce.

Dahi Bhaley Recipe

Dahi bary is good dish to have but it’s demand increases manifold in Ramadan as from years it’s been a main Iftar item. If you want to enjoy the real flavor of dahi bary then undergo this splendid recipe.

Ingredients

For the Bhallas

Black gram(dhuli urad dal) 1 cup
Water 3 cups
Salt 1/2 tsp
Cumin (zeera) seeds 1 tsp
Ginger (adrak), chopped 2 tsp
Green chillies(chopped) 1 tsp
Vegetable oil 1 1/4) cups

For the Yoghurt Mixture

Yoghurt (dahi), thick, whisked 2 cups
Sugar 1 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds, roasted, pounded 1 tsp
Black salt (kala namak) 1/2 tsp
White pepper powder 1/2 tsp

For the Garnishing

Ginger(julienned) 1 tsp
Green chillies(julienned) 1 tsp
Green coriander(chopped) 1 tbsp
Red chilli powder a pinch
Cumin seeds, roasted, a pinch
Mint (pudina) leaves 4 sprigs
Tamarind chutney   3 tbsp

Instructions

1) For the bhallas, clean the black gram and soak in water for 2 hours.
2) Drain and grind to a fine paste, adding very little water.
3) Remove to a mixing bowl and add salt, cumin seeds, ginger, and green chillies.
4) Mix well and shape into even-sized balls.
5) Heat the Latif Oil in a wok (kadhai).
6) Add the prepared balls, a few at a time, and deep fry till golden brown, (Make a hole in the centre of the ball with the thumb just before frying).
7) Remove and drain the excess oil on absorbent paper towels.
8) Soak the prepared bhalla in lukewarm water till soft.
9) For the yoghurt mixture, add all the ingredients and mix well.
10) Remove the bhalla from water, squeeze out excess water and add to the yoghurt mixture. Keep aside for 10 - 15 minutes.

Serve chilled, garnished with ginger, green chillies, green coriander, red chilli powder, cumin powder, mint leaves, and tamarind chutney.  

Baked Bread Rolls Recipe

Quick bread rolls made with bread, stuffed with cheese and veggies and baked to a nice and crisp snack.

Ingredients

• Bread slices: 6
• Onion: ½ cup (Fine chopped)
• Bell peppers or capsicum: ½ cup          (Fine chopped)
• Frozen corns: ½ cup (defrost)
• Chilly flakes: ½ tsp or to taste
• Green Chilly: 1 fine chopped
• Grated mozzarella cheese: ½ cup
• Salt: To taste
• Italian seasoning
• Latif Cooking Oil

Instructions

1. Heat little Latif Cooking oil in a pan.
2. Add onions and saute till they become little pink.
3. Add capsicum and saute for 2-3 minutes.
4. Now add frozen corns and cook till veggies become little tender.
5. In between add salt, chilly flakes, green chilly and mix everything.
6. Once veggies are little tender transfer them in a bowl and let them cool down for some time.
7. Take out bread crusts and roll the bread over the seasoning.
8. Take generous amount of veggie filling and put it on the bread, now add grated cheese.
9. Hold the bread from one side and fold it and make a roll.
10. At the end put little water and gently press the bread so that everything sticks together.
11. Pre-heat oven at 380F or 190C and lined the baking sheet with aluminum foil.
12. Transfer the rolls on the sheet and bake them for 6-8 minutes.
13. Flip them over bake them again for 6-8 minutes or till they become light brown and crispy.
14. Bread rolls are ready to serve.

This‬ ‪‎hearty‬ ‪Nehari‬ ‪recipe‬ ‪‎is‬ ‪‎the‬ ‪‎perfect‬ ‪‎warming‬ ‪‎lunch‬

It combines beef with seasonings for a tasty meal. The mild gravy taste of Nehari will enhance when you temper it with oil based spices

‪Ingredients‬:

Beef 1 kg (boiled)
Onion 1
Lemon 2
Star anise 4
Green chili 6
Oil 1 cup
Stock 4 cup
Coriander leaves ½ bunch
Mint leaves ½ bunch
Dry ginger powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
All spice powder 1 tsp
Nutmeg ½ tsp
Mace ½ tsp
Chili powder 2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp
Coriander powder 2 tsp
Cumin seeds 2 tsp
Fennel seeds 2 tsp
Wheat flour 4 tbsp
Salt to taste

‪Cooking‬ ‪Directions‬:

1.In a pan, roast cumin seeds, star anise, nutmeg, mace, fennel seeds and dry ginger powder..

2. Now grind the roasted spices well..

3. Now add in chili powder, turmeric powder, fennel seeds, all spice powder and salt..

4. Mix well and divide the mixture in two parts..

5. Heat oil in pan, add ginger garlic paste and fry..

6. Mix spice mixture and coriander powder in 1 cup water and add to the oil.

7. Fry well. Add boiled beef and fry..

8. Now add stock and cook well till the mixture starts boiling..

9. Now roast wheat flour and dissolve in some water..

10. Put wheat mixture to the pan while moving spoon and cook for ten minutes more

11. Now turn the flame off..

12. In other pan heat ½ cup oil, add chopped onion and remaining roasted spice mixture..

13. Pour this on top of Nihari

14. Serve with lemon cut into halves, chopped green chilies, coriander leaves and mint leaves

Regards,
Team Latif Group

‪Enjoy‬ ‪‎this‬ ‪‎restaurant‬ ‪‎style‬ ‪‎mix‬ ‪vegetable‬ ‪‎curry‬ ‪with‬ ‪naan‬ ‪or‬‪ chapati‬

Mix vegetable curry is a combination of different types of veggies mixed together and cooked in aromatic spices. By choosing fresh seasonal vegetables you can make this spicy and delicious curry.

‪Ingredients‬:

Fine chopped onion: 1 cup,
Fine chopped tomatoes: 2 cup,
Green peas (fresh or frozen): ½ cup,
Chopped carrots: ⅔ cup,
Chopped Broccoli: 2 cups,
Diced paneer: ⅔ cup,
Soya nuggets: ⅔ cup,
Grated ginger: 1 tbs,
Grated Garlic: 1 tbsp,
Cumin seeds (Zeera): 1 tsp,
Red chilly powder (lal mirch): 1 tsp,
Coriander powder (dhania): 3 tsp,
Cumin powder (zeera powder): 2 tsp,
Turmeric powder (haldi): ¾ tsp,
Cinnamon sticks: 2,
Cloves: 6-7,
Dry fenugreek leaves (kasoori methi): 2 tbsp,
Coriander leaves: 2 tsp,
Milk: 1 cup,
Salt to taste,
Oil for cooking

‪‎Instructions‬:

1) Boil soya chunks in water for 5 minutes. Let them cool down and squeeze all the water out.
2) Now, heat the pan at medium heat. Add little oil and fry paneer till it becomes light brown. Take it out in a bowl of warm water.
3) In the same pan add carrots and sauté for few seconds. Later, add broccoli and sauté for few more seconds.
4) Now add soya chunks and green peas to it and cook them for five minutes. Add little salt to it in between.
5) Take the vegetables out and in the same pan heat 3-4 table spoons of oil.
6) Add cumin seeds, cinnamon sticks and cloves and fry for few seconds.
7) Later add ginger and garlic and mix everything for few seconds more.
8) Now add onions, sauté and cook onions till they become soft and change color.
9) Add all spices and cook for few seconds.
10) Add tomatoes and salt. Cover the pan with lid and cook till the mixture becomes soft and losses oil.
11) Now slowly add milk to the mixture and stir it continuously.
12) Cook till the mixture becomes thick.
13) Add vegetables to it, mix everything well, cover the pan and cook the vegetables for almost 12-15 minutes till they become soft.
14) Sauté vegetables every 2-3 minutes otherwise vegetables might stick to the pan.
15)Add kasoori methi and cook for 2-3 minutes more in open pan.
16) Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve this mix vegetable with chapati, Paratha or rice of your choice.

Regards,
Team Latif Group

‪Very‬ ‪‎quick‬ ‪‎and‬ ‪‎easy‬ ‪‎one‬ ‪pot‬ ‪‎sabzi‬ ‪‎made‬ ‪with‬ ‪‎aloo‬ ‪‎baingan‬‪ ‎in‬ ‪‎tomato‬ ‪gravy‬

Serve this delicious zesty aloo baingan ki Sabzi with roti, paratha or rice. It tastes yummy with everything. Recipe of this spicy curry which can be made within 15 minutes is given below:

‪Ingredients‬

Aloo/ potato: 11/2 cup,
Eggplant/ brinjal/ baingan: 2 cups,
Turmeric/ haldi powder: ¼ tsp,
Red chilly/ lal mirch powder: ½ tsp,
Coriander/ dhania powder: 1 ½ tsp,
Cumin/ jeera powder: ½ tsp,
Garam masala: ¼ tsp,
Asafetida/ hing: a pinch
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp,
Mustard seeds/ rai: ½ tsp,
Water: ⅔ cup + 3 tbsp,
Fine chopped coriander leaves: 1 tbsp,
Oil: 2tbsp and Salt

‪Instructions‬

1) In a bowl add 3 tbsp of water and add coriander powder, haldi powder, red chilly powder and cumin powder. Mix it well.
2) Heat pressure cooker at medium high heat.
3) Add oil, hing, mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
4) As mustard seeds splatter add above water and masala mixture. Stir continuously and cook till masala loses oil.
5) When masala start losing oil and chopped tomatoes and salt, smash them and cook till they become little mushy.
6) Now add baingan, aloo, mix everything well and take one whistle.
7) After one whistle switch off the heat and take the cooker away from heat.
8) When pressure cooker cools down open the lid and boil the gravy once at medium high heat.
9) Aloo baingan masalais ready to serve.
10) Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Regards,
Team Latif Group

‪You‬ ‪‎will‬ ‪‎love‬ ‪‎the‬ ‪‎combination‬ ‪‎of‬ ‪‎yogurt‬ ‪‎with the‬ ‪ ‎freshness of‬‪ ‎veggies‬ ‪‎and‬ ‪bread‬ ‪in‬ ‪breakfast‬

Sandwich is one of the most famous foods eaten all over the world. This quick and easy sandwich recipe is really worth trying and we are sure once you try it you will make it again and again.

‪‎Ingredients‬:

Bread slices: 4,
Thick yogurt (curd): ½ cup,
Chopped onions: ¼ cup,
Chopped Bell Pepper (Shimla Mirch): ¼ cup,
Chopped cucumber: ¼ cup,
Sugar: ¼ tsp,
Mustard seeds: ¼ tsp,
Some green chillies and coriander (cilantro) leaves,
Salt: To taste,
Butter for cooking

‪‎Instructions‬:

1) In a bowl, mix thick yogurt, onions, cucumber, bell peppers, sugar, green chilly, coriander leaves and salt.
2) Cut bread pieces diagonally.
3) Put this mixture between two pieces of bread and make a sandwich.
4) Heat pan to medium heat and spread butter on it.
5) Sprinkle some mustard seeds and put the sandwich on the pan.
6) Spread some butter on top of the bread.
7) Turn them over after a some time when bread become nice brown and crispy from down.
8) Cook until both sides turn crispy and golden brown.

Regards,
Team Latif Group

‪‎These‬ ‪‎spicy‬ ‪‎masala‬ ‪‎aloo‬ ‪‎are‬ ‪so‬ ‪‎yummy‬ ‪‎that‬ ‪‎you‬ ‪‎can‬ ‪‎eat‬‪ them‬ ‪or‬ ‪‎enjoy‬ them ‪‎with‬ ‪‎roti‬

This potato masala is very easy to do and very tasty which can be made from very basic ingredients available at home. These home style recipes are easy and quick to do for everyday meal.

‪Ingredients‬:

Baby potatoes: 8-10,
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp,
Coriander powder: 1 tbs,
Red chilly powder: 1 tsp,
Turmeric powder: 1 tsp,
Amchoor (Dry Mango) Powder: 1 tsp,
Oil: 2-3 tbs,
Water: 1 cup, to be added in multiple steps to curry. Another bowl of water for soaking potatoes,
Salt: To taste

Instructions‬

1) Take some water in a bowl and add salt to it. Pierce each potato 8-10 times with a fork and put it in salted water.
2) Leave potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes.
3) After 15 minutes heat oil in pressure cooker at medium heat and add all the spices and about ¼ cup of water.
4) Sauté till oils comes out from spices.
5) Then add potatoes and about ¼ cup of water and sauté it for some time.
6) Now add some salt and add little more than ¼ cup of water, cover the lid and let it cook for 1 whistle.
7) Let the pressure cooker cool before opening the lid.
8) Check potatoes for softness by pricking with a fork. If it is soft, masala potatoes are ready to go.
9) If you find them still hard, add little more water and give it another whistle.
10) Enjoy masala aloo (potatoes) with roti, chapatti or paratha of your choice.

Regards,
Team Latif Group

Weekends evening tea time near and we bring easy recipe for you to ready it entertain your family well

Pizza without yeast and without oven recipe. A simple easy to do pizza from scratch made on Tawa or pan. Love this no yeast Pan Pizza as it is easy and tastes super fresh and yummy.

‪Ingredients‬:

For Pizza Dough (5 personal size)
All-purpose flour (maida): 3 cups,
Sugar: 1 tbsp,
Salt: ¾ tsp, Oil: 1 tbsp,
Baking powder: ½ tsp,
Baking soda: ⅓ tsp,
Thick curd or yogurt: 3 tbsp,
Water: 1 cup + as needed,
Dry flour to roll the pizza

--For Toppings--
Pizza sauce or Pesto,
Sliced onions: ½ cup,
Sliced Olive 10-12,
Fine chopped bell pepper or capsicum: ½ cup,
Oil: 3 tsp, Chilly flakes,
Italian seasoning,
Mozzarella cheese: 2 cups

Instructions:

1. In a mixing bowl take all purpose flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
2. Mix them and make a well in between.
3. Now add oil, curd and 1 cup of water and knead soft and smooth dough.
4. Add little more water and make soft, smooth and elastic dough.
5. Coat the dough with little oil, put it in a bowl and wrap the bowl with cling wrap.
6. Keep the dough at warm place for 6-8 hours.
7. After 8 hours take out the dough put some oil in your hands and knead the dough once again.
8. Divide the dough in 5 parts and roll them as shown in the video.
9. Keep them aside and let the balls rest for 10 minutes.
10.Chop the veggies and keep them aside.
11.Heat the pan at medium low heat.
12.Take one ball and dip it in flour and roll it to a eight inch circle.
13.Now with a help of the fork prick the rolled dough.
14.Heat the pan at medium low heat and put the rolled dough on it.
15.Cook it till you see light brown spots on down side.
16.Once pizza base is brown from down side turn it over and spread pizza sauce, vegetables and cheese and Italian seasoning on it.
17.Pour little olive oil on the sides, cover and let the pizza cook till it cheese melts and pizza becomes brown and crispy.
18.It may take 5-6 minutes.
19.Once pizza base is brown from down switch off the heat.
20.Your pan pizza is ready to serve.

Regards,
Team Latif Group

Egg Curry or Anda Curry Recipe

Egg Curry or Anda Curry is a spicy curry made with boiled eggs mostly cooked in onion gravy. One of the most favorite dishes for an eggetarian.

‪Ingredients‬:

Oil: 2-3 tbsp,
Bay leaf / tejpatta: 2,
Cinnamon stick/ dalchini: 1 stick,
Small cardamom/ choti elaychi: 1,
Cumin seeds/ Jeera: 1 tsp,Paprika powder/ Kashmiri lal mirch powder: 1 tsp,
Fine chopped onions: ⅔ cup or I medium size,
Ginger Garlic paste: 1 tbsp,
Turmeric powder/haldi; ½ tsp,
Red chilly powder / lal mirch powder: 1 tsp,
Coriander/ dhania powder: 2 tsp,
Cumin/ jeera powder: 1 tsp,
Black pepper/kali mirch powder: ¼ tsp,
Slit green chilly: 2 (optional),
Boiled & peeled eggs: 4,
Dry mango / amchur powder: 1 tsp,
Garam masala powder: ½ tsp,
Salt, water

Instructions:

Boil and peel the eggs.Prick the boiled eggs with toothpick.
In a medium hot pan heat oil. Add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, small cardamom and cumin seeds. Stir it. Now add degi mirch/ paprika powder, stir and fine chopped onions.Reduce the heat to medium low and cook onions for almost 10 minutes. In between and salt and saute after every few minutes so onions don’t burn. When onion turns brown add ginger garlic paste and cook everything till raw smell of ginger garlic is gone and onion looses oil. When you can see oil separates out from the onions, add haldi, coriander, red chilly and cumin powder and mix everything well. Add little water so that masala do not burn and mix it nicely. Cook onion and masala till it looses oil again. Now add ground black pepper and slit green chilly, and give a nice stir. Now add boiled egg and cook it with masala for few minutes. Add water according to the consistency of the gravy you like. Increase the heat to medium and boil the gravy for 5-8 minutes. After almost 8 minutes switch off the heat and add garam masala and dry mango powder. Egg curry is ready to serve. Serve it hot with hot steaming rice or soft rumali rotis.

Regards,
Team Latif Group